Airway Hyperresponsiveness (Medical Definition)

What is Airway Hyperresponsiveness? Watch this video to learn about the medical definition and for a quick overview of this topic.

➡️ Airway Hyperresponsiveness Overview
Airway Hyperresponsiveness is a key characteristic in patients with asthma. As I mentioned, it's a term that refers to excessive narrowing in the airways of the lungs that occurs in response to stimuli that would otherwise have little or no effect on healthy individuals. These stimuli are often referred to as triggers because they can cause an acute episode to occur in patients with asthma.

➡️ Here are some examples:
- Pollen
- Grass
- Dust
- Smoke
- Mold
- Pollution
- Pests
- Cleaning supply chemicals
- Pet dander
- Fragrances

➡️ Other things, such as physical exercise and even breathing in cold air can trigger an episode as well. Keep in mind that each patient is affected differently by each trigger and, in general, they should strive to avoid them as much as possible. When airway hyperresponsiveness takes place, the patient may show the following signs and symptoms:

➡️ Signs and Symptoms:
- Chest tightness
- Wheezing
- Difficulty breathing
- Coughing
- Shortness of breath
- Pursed-lip breathing
- Increased accessory muscle usage
- Diaphoresis

Asthma is a disease that is chronic, obstructive, inflammatory, and varies with different levels of severity. A severe episode may be life-threatening and require intubation and mechanical ventilation. Airway hyperresponsiveness with asthma is known to be a reversible condition because the obstructed airways can be reversed with certain medications and treatment methods. Again, for this video, we just wanted to cover the medical definition and provide a brief overview of this topic. We'll be breaking it down into much more detail in a separate video.

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⏰TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
0:21 - Airway Hyperresponsiveness Overview
0:47 - Some Examples
0:57 - Other Things
1:14 - Signs and Symptoms
1:31 - Asthma

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[littlepookie]

what is the relationship to weather and difficulty breathing?

[nicholasfontana]

Having never had asthma before, a month ago I entered a building that had a concentrated amount of chemical cleaner or detergent in the air. My chest got really tight I went outside gasping for air. It was four hours before the chest pain went away. Now I'm triggered by even one whiff of any chemicals at all, however light: perfume, deodorants, shampoos, any chemical cleaners, detergents, exhaust, second hand smoke or vape, candles. I can't leave the house or go into any stores or sit in traffic. I saw a pulmonologist and he wrote it down as anxiety in my chart. People are looking at me like I'm crazy or making this up or exaggerating, and I'm not finding anything online describing this. The doctors I've seen all shrug their heads and basically say, "well the 15 minutes is up. Good luck." What kind of doctor should I see? Should I get tested for something? Can you shed any light on what this might possibly be or what tests to get or magic words to say to a doctor that they will take me seriously? One kind of specialist or another?

[lsuvarna]

My daughter(9months old) is diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, does any possibility of treatment she have recurrent lung infection and poor weight growth. Please suggest how to look after her